Puzzle



Patented June 30, 1925.

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Be 1t 'lrn'o wn that I; ADAM Bonrz, a citizen of the United Sta-tes,and residing at Glendale, -i1 1-the"cjounty of Queens and State of New York; have invented certain new andfuseful-Improvements 1n Puzzles, otwhich the fO'll'OW1l1gdS a;specificat on;suclr as will enable thoseskilled-Jill the art to which it'apptertains to 4 makeand use the Stl-IDB.

'lhis invention relates to puzzle' devices designed to amuse-both young and old; and the obgeet of the invent on 11s to providedevice of this class which is simple in construction, effic ent in=,-use anfd -intrica'te; to

solve; and with this and otherfobjects in view, the invention; consists in device of the class specified; constructed as herein after described and claimed.-

The invention-is fullyv disclosed in the fol lowing specification, 01- which the accompanyingrdrawmgdorms a part, in whlchthe separate, parts of my" improvement are desig-ti'ated by j suitable reference characters in each of the views, amlin whichz A Fig. 11s a plan view of niynn'proved puzzle device; andp I Fig.2} is a central transverse section of thedevice shown in; F ig il, the/section be ingon the line 2-2 of Fig.- 1.

In pract cel provi cular casingeli preterably .composed of sheet metal Stt11 1P1Dg-, and compr singa bottom '6 and a "all orri'm portion 7 which istbeaded at the top shown at- S'andthe beadedportion 8 may be wrapped around rein-" forcing ring?) if desired; Mounted in the casing-5 is a' puzzle body 10" which may be composed of any suitable material, but is= preferably composed; of sheet metal, fasln;

ioned to form a substantially disk-shaped bodyhaving arini portion: 11 and a bottom 12, andthebody lt) 15' fashioned to l ornr four substantially semi-circular depressed portions 13, joined together as indicated at 14 and all-of which communicate with a central chamber 15.} Centrally o'f each' of the seini-circularportions are upwardly pressed inverted disk-shaped members 16, which-'form around said members, channels 17 in which a spherical member 18 is adapted to pass, said member being preferably asmall shot.

The bottom 12 of the body 10 centrally of the chamber 15 of said body is pressed upde a w substanti ally j cir seriarno: 6091176:

, ward'ly, into I approximate conicalformationchannels 17, and 'i rthe chamber lo' 'and over the lnember l6 ifdesire'd;

Mounted in the casing fi'above the body;

member lO is'a transparent panel 22,and;

itwill be noted that't-he bodyportion 8 of the casingserves to hold the transparent; panel aswell as tlie body"1O in position within thecasi-ng. If desired th'e top face of the body lO nay'be colored as well as the Y top face o f the member 16, andfthe' colors maybe different as applied to the cliff'er'ent surfaces to give an attractive appearance to the puzzle and it will also be apparent that advertising. or other matter in picture or other; fornr mayjbe appliedto the top face" of the bod'y,1()"iidesired.

The solution of the puzzle consists in placnigvthe"sphericalmember 18 in the recess or aperture 21 atthejpeak of the upwardlyypi essed portion 19 centrally of the chamber S'and this is accomplished by ma nipulating'the casing- 5 "to bringthe ball-0r spherical member into this position, and due to the curvatures of the channel Has "well as" the upwardly pressed portion 19, it is n will be notedthat I dii'li'cult to place thespherical member in said aperture. I It will be understood that my "invent on 1S 110t necessarily hmitedto the specific construction of the" casnrgeherein shown and described nor to the specific form of the body; member 10, or the arrangement of the 1 separate p rO ectmgmembers therein, and various changes in 'and'inodid cations of Vthe--invention herein shown and described maybe made with n the scope or the appendedclaims without departing from the spirit of my invention=' or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A puzzle device of the class described,

comprising a casing provided with a pluf tion of the casing being provided with an upstanding member having a recess at the peak thereof, and a member movably mounted in the casing and adapted to be placed in said recess. 7

2. A puzzle device of the class described, comprising a casing providedwith a plurality of semi-circular channels communicating centrally of the casing, the central portion of the casing being provided with an upstanding member having a recess at the peak thereof, a member movably mounted in the casing and adapted to be placed in said recess, saidcasing being open at the top and the top of said casing being closed. by a transparent panel, adapted; to prevent the displacement of said member 111 the manipulation of the puzzle.

3. A puzzle device of-the class described, 7

comprising a casing having an upwardly directed rim or wall, a body member mounted in the casing, fashioned to form a plurality of substantially semicircular channels placed in communication centrally of said body member, and the central portion of said body memher being pressed upwardly and provided at the peak thereof with a recess, and a menr adapted to be placed in said recess.

4. 'A puzzle deviceofthe class described, comprising a casing having an upwardly directed rim or wall, a body member mounted in the casing, said body member being ber mounted to move within-said body and fashioned to form a plurality of substan-' tially semi-circular channels placed in communication centrally of said body'member, and the central portion of said body'memher being pressed upwardly and provided at the peak thereof with a recess, a member mounted to move within said body and adapted to be placed in said recess, and a transparentpanel mounted upon-the top of said body. 1

5. "A puzzle device of the class described, comprising a casing having an upwardly directed rim or wall, a body member mounted in the casing, said body member being fashioned to form 'a'plurality of substantially semi-circularchannels placed in communication centrally of said body member, and the central portion of said body member being pressed upwardly and provided at the peak thereof with a recess, a member mounted to move within said body and adapted tobe placed in said recess, a trans parent panel mounted upon the top of said said body member being body, and means for retaining said panel and said body in the casing.

-6. A puzzle device of the class described, comprising a sheet metal casing, a sheet metal body mounted in said casing and adapted to fit snugly therein, said body being fashioned to form a plurality of semicircular channels communicating centrally of said body, the central portion of said body being pressed upwardly to form a sub stantiallyconical member at the top of whiclris a recess, and a spherical member mounted to move 'within said body and adapted to be placed in said recess.

7. A puzzle device of theclass described comprising a substantially circular diskshaped body open at one side face thereof, said body being fashioned to form in the bottom face thereof a plurality of semicircular grooves opening into and communi eating with the central portion of said body, said grooves being partially formed by raised cylindrical bodies located centrally of the semi-circular grooves, the central portion of said body being raisedand provided with a recess at the top of the raised portion.

8. A puzzle device of the class described comprising a substantially circular diskshaped body open at oneside face thereof,

said body being fashioned to form in the bottom face thereofa plurality of semicircular grooves opening into and communi- I being of greater height than the walls formed by said cylindrical members.

9. A puzzle device of the class described comprisinga pan-shaped body, the top face of which is fashioned to form four radially and circumferentially spaced projecting cylindrical members around which are grooves 'of sen'ii-circular formation said grooves opening into'the central portion of said body, the central portion of the body being fashioned to form a conical projection at the peak of which is a recess and a spherical member adapted to operate in the grooves 'of said body and'over said conical projection and to be placed in said recess of the puzzle. p

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my 11am this 26th day of. December, 1922.

ADAM BOLTZ. 

